New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Although ideologically opposed to him, BJP leader Ram Madhav on Thursday lavishly praised the frugality of former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar — also a CPI-M politburo member — that…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Casual and social smoking is on the rise among young working women across metropolitan cities in India, an Assocham report said on Thursday. “Of the total (respondents), only about two…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The two financing arms of the Power Ministry have been directed not to grant loans to distribuition companies (discoms) making heavy losses unless these submit time-bound plans for reducing such…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday said a day-long “Delhi Trade Bandh” will be held on March 13 to protest against the sealing drive across the national…
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A designated TADA Court on Thursday sent to police custody absconder Mohammed Farooq Yasin Mansoor alias Farooq Takla, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and a close aide of…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday was told by one of the petitioners in the Judge B.H. Loya death case that since there were serious suspicions over the circumstances in which…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Jharkhand doctor Bharti Kashyap was on Thursday conferred with the “Nari Shakti Puraskar-2017” by President Ram Nath Kovind for her exemplary service to society and contribution to women’s empowerment. Kashyap,…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre whether any study has been conducted on the effects of air pollution on the health of people and the money spent by…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI has decided to call diamond jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi to join an ongoing probe into the Rs 12,600 crore Punjab National Bank fraud after…
Gandhinagar, March 8 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday said only around 21 per cent of the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) inked during the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) 2017’ materialised into functional projects,…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Thursday expressed unhappiness over non-payment of salaries to municipal school teachers and issued contempt notice to the Chief Secretary and Commissioners of the East and North…
Bengaluru, March 8 (IANS) To mark International Women’s Day, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said starting Thursday, Banaswadi railway station here will be run entirely by women. “This is the fifth all-women run railway station…
Madrid, March 8 (IANS) Over 5 million women across Spain observed a mass strike on Thursday to protest pay inequality and highlight continued discrimination and gender violence as the country marked International Women’s Day with…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, members in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday raised the long pending demand of Women’s Reservation Bill and asked for its passage, with Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu…
Panchkula, March 8 (IANS) Minerva Punjab FC created history by defeating Churchill Brothers FC 1-0 to win their maiden I-League title on a nail-biting final day of the tournament here on Thursday. William Opoku Asiedu…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The TDP on Thursday quit the Modi government, with its ministers P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju (Civil Aviation) and Y.S. Chowdary (Science and Technology) submitting their resignations. The two ministers drove…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The government’s thrust on organic farming, wherein biopesticides have a major role to play, will not just ensure chemical-free food but also increase the prospects of agricultural exports, a crop…
By Somrita Ghosh and Archana Sharma Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a mass movement to protect the girl child, expanding the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP)” campaign…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said a peak demand for 7,000 megawatt electricity was anticipated in the national capital this summer and his department was prepared to handle…
Jhunjhunu, March 8 (IANS) Strong winds blew across a venue here where thousands had gathered on Thursday to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi, forcing him to take a break during his speech. The impact of…